Global Patent Index - EP 3296709 A1

EP 3296709 A1 20180321 - TEMPERATURE-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER

Title (en)

TEMPERATURE-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER

Title (de)

TEMPERATUR-ZU-DIGITAL-UMWANDLER

Title (fr)

CONVERTISSEUR NUMÉRIQUE DE TEMPÉRATURE

Publication

EP 3296709 A1 20180321 (EN)

Application

EP 17188614 A 20170830

Priority

US 201615264868 A 20160914

Abstract (en)

Disclosed is an integrated circuit temperature sensor including a first capacitor having a first capacitance relative to a temperature, a second capacitor a second capacitance relative to the temperature, and a controller configured to determine a ratio of the first capacitance to the second capacitance in order to determine a temperature of a region of the integrated circuit.

IPC 8 full level

G01K 7/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

G01K 7/34 (2013.01 - CN US); G01K 7/343 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3296709 A1 20180321; EP 3296709 B1 20200805; CN 107817060 A 20180320; CN 107817060 B 20210330; US 10254177 B2 20190409; US 2018073938 A1 20180315

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17188614 A 20170830; CN 201710816898 A 20170912; US 201615264868 A 20160914